Menlo Park, Calif., August 24, 1992-- During an election year, when
political parties need efficient access to crucial information on donors
and volunteers in order to better run effective campaigns, Gupta
Technologies' client-server PC database software products are making this
possible for the California Democratic Party.

According to Yolanda Garcia, director of administration for the California
Democratic Party, the new Gupta client-server system will streamline key
activities and improve the quality and efficiency with which they can run
their operations. "We will be better able to keep people informed on
critical issues," said Garcia. "We'll be more effective in fund raising
and volunteer recruitment, as well as assisting our volunteers who are
knocking on doors and encouraging Californians to get out and vote. And we
can use the information from this year's campaign for future elections,
too."

The California Democratic Party is upgrading its current database
operations by installing Gupta's software products on their current PC
network and turning it into a client-server system. The California
Democratic Party currently has 20 PC nodes on a Novell NetWare (v.2.2
running on ArcNet) network in its Sacramento office, and 20 PCs on a
NetWare (v.1.1 running on Ethernet) network in Los Angeles. They are using
Gupta's SQLBase database, and developing applications using SQLWindows.
And, PC users on the system will be able to easily access the database and
generate their own reports using Quest for Windows.

"We have outgrown our current database," said Garcia. "The client-server
SQL approach will better handle our data and make it much easier to
generate reports. And, it will grow with us indefinitely." The
client-server SQL system will allow the California Democratic Party to
consolidate all of its information into one manageable centralized
database, and eliminate the inevitable redundancy that occurs with
so-called flat file, or non-SQL, databases. Users in both the Sacramento
and Los Angeles offices will be able to share one database and have access
to the same information, which can be updated constantly.

Gupta's SQLBase is compatible with the California Democratic Party's
current database, so the conversion will be relatively simple. For users,
the transition will be smooth, and the learning curve should be an easy
one. 

About The California Democratic Party

The California Democratic Party supports and provides services to state and
federal political organizations and candidates. 

About Gupta Technologies

Gupta Technologies, Inc., founded in 1984, is the leading vendor of
client-server database software for PC networks.

Introduced in 1987, Gupta's SQLBase Server was the first SQL database
designed especially for PCs. The NLM version recently established a new
performance standard for PC client-server databases. In addition, SQLBase
is available for DOS, OS/2 and UNIX. SQLWindows has been instrumental in
the growth of applications developed for client-server networks. Quest is
a data access, query and reporting tool for end-users, and SQLNetwork is a
family of software products (SQLGateway, SQLHost and SQLRouter) for
connecting Gupta tools and servers to other server data sources including
DB2, ORACLE, Informix, AS/400 Database, HP ALLBASE/SQL, HP TurboIMAGE, and
others.

Gupta Technologies, Inc.  1060 Marsh Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: 415 321 9500    FAX: 415 321 5471

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